The Drover's Sweetheart Explained

The Drover's Sweetheart
Director:John Gavin
Starring:John Gavin
Agnes Gavin
Cinematography:A. J. Moulton
Studio:John F. Gavin Productions
Runtime:over 3,000 feet[1] [2]
Country:Australia
Language:Silent film

The Drover's Sweetheart is a 1911 film from the team of Agnes and John Gavin.

It was the first film they made for their own production company after leaving Stanley Crick and Herbert Finlay on 19 July 1911 and seems to have been made at Gavin's new studios at Waverly.[1] He paid for advertisements saying it was the first film he made after leaving the Australian Photoplay COmpany.[3]

Very little is known about the movie, which is considered a lost film. It is not certain if it was ever even released commercially.[4] It appears to have received some screenings in 1912.[5]

The film was supposed to be followed by another from Gavin called The Lubra's Revenge but is unclear if this was made.[1]

It may have a link with the Australian play The Drover's Sweetheart and/or the poem by Henry Lawson of the same name.

Notes and References

  1. News: Advertising. . . Sydney . 19 July 1911 . 3 October 2013 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Advertising . . 1649 . New South Wales, Australia . 26 August 1917 . 1 July 2024 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Advertising . The Sun . 328 . New South Wales, Australia . 18 July 1911 . 3 July 2024 . 3 (LATEST EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
  4. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 22.
  5. News: Local and General News. . . XLVIII . 62 . New South Wales, Australia . 3 February 1912 . 3 July 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.